Date: May 12, 2010
Location: BCIU- Main Building -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7:45 AM - 8:10 AM - Registration - Main Lobby
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM - Welcome - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM - Workshop 1 (Purple Dot - Google Docs - LAB A) (Orange Dot - Web 2.0 Resources - LAB B)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM- Workshop 2 (Purple Dot - Elluminate - Rm - 175 VC)(Orange Dot - Google Docs - LAB A)
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM - Lunch - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Workshop 3 (Purple Dot - Web 2.0 Resources - LAB B) (Orange Dot - Elluminate - Rm 175 VC)
1:20 PM - 2:35 PM -Science Teachers Collaboration Sharing Session - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend) Collaboration Day Facilitators Cathi Ciotti - Conrad Area School District (Lead Facilitator)
Carolyn Hanych - Bandywine Height Area School District
Roger Jackson - Oley Valley School District
Teresa Freiwald - Hamburg Area School District
Chris Schaeffer - Fleetwood Area School District
Todd Wegman - Exeter Township School District
Terry Lindenmuth - Kutztown Area School District
Scott Schaeffer - Exeter Township School District
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM - Closing Remarks Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
Facilitator:Eileen Musselman - Technology Coach – Muhlenberg School District Learn how to use this Free 21st Century Web 2.0 Tool in your Science classroom.
2. An Elluminate Session Using Distance Learning in the Science Classroom
Facilitator Terry Lindenmuth, Kutztown Area School District Technology Coach
This session is a demonstration of how Elluminate sessions are being used to hold "Study Sessions" the evening prior to a test. Additionally, how Elluminate can be used to share student presentations in an interactive cyber environment. Workshop participants will join an online session and use the various tools. Elluminate tools bring together text chat, audio, video, whiteboard, application sharing, and web touring. Learn now how to extend your classroom as you prepare for teaching in a blended (brick & mortar and online) and possible an online only class with high teacher-student and student-student interaction.
3. Safe and Effective Web 2.0 Resources to use in the Science Classroom
Some of the applications featured are:
a) Thinkfinity – Facilitator: Scott Schaeffer, Exeter Township School District - Technology Coach
b) Student Response Systems used in Science Classroom – Facilitator: Todd Wegman,Exeter Township School District - Technology Coach
c) Keystone Commons – Facilitator: Marcelle McGee, BCIU Technology Specialist
Event: SCIENCE Teacher - Collaboration Day AgendaDate: May 12, 2010
Location: BCIU- Main Building
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7:45 AM - 8:10 AM - Registration - Main Lobby
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM - Welcome - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM - Workshop 1 (Purple Dot - Google Docs - LAB A) (Orange Dot - Web 2.0 Resources - LAB B)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Workshop 2 (Purple Dot - Elluminate - Rm - 175 VC) (Orange Dot - Google Docs - LAB A)
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM - Lunch - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Workshop 3 (Purple Dot - Web 2.0 Resources - LAB B) (Orange Dot - Elluminate - Rm 175 VC)
1:20 PM - 2:35 PM - Science Teachers Collaboration Sharing Session - Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
Collaboration Day Facilitators
Cathi Ciotti - Conrad Area School District (Lead Facilitator)
Carolyn Hanych - Bandywine Height Area School District
Roger Jackson - Oley Valley School District
Teresa Freiwald - Hamburg Area School District
Chris Schaeffer - Fleetwood Area School District
Todd Wegman - Exeter Township School District
Terry Lindenmuth - Kutztown Area School District
Scott Schaeffer - Exeter Township School District
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM - Closing Remarks Room 151 AB (Both Color Dots Attend)
Science Workshop Titles and Brief Description:
1. Communicating and Teaching with GoogleDocsFacilitator: Eileen Musselman - Technology Coach – Muhlenberg School District
Learn how to use this Free 21st Century Web 2.0 Tool in your Science classroom.
2. An Elluminate Session Using Distance Learning in the Science Classroom
Facilitator Terry Lindenmuth, Kutztown Area School District Technology Coach
This session is a demonstration of how Elluminate sessions are being used to hold "Study Sessions" the evening prior to a test. Additionally, how Elluminate can be used to share student presentations in an interactive cyber environment. Workshop participants will join an online session and use the various tools. Elluminate tools bring together text chat, audio, video, whiteboard, application sharing, and web touring. Learn now how to extend your classroom as you prepare for teaching in a blended (brick & mortar and online) and possible an online only class with high teacher-student and student-student interaction.
3. Safe and Effective Web 2.0 Resources to use in the Science Classroom
Some of the applications featured are:
a) Thinkfinity – Facilitator: Scott Schaeffer, Exeter Township School District - Technology Coach
b) Student Response Systems used in Science Classroom – Facilitator: Todd Wegman, Exeter Township School District - Technology Coach
c) Keystone Commons – Facilitator: Marcelle McGee, BCIU Technology Specialist